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KIRSTEN DUNST SOUNDS REMARKABLY UPBEAT FOR A woman whose day job revolves around a multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme. “It’s freeing for me to awaken some of those darker elements within,” she says, and clearly it’s working. Dunst’s new SHOWTIME dark

1 The opportunity to visit Michelle and Robert King’s offices and writers’ room was a treat for photographer Jason Schmidt, a self-professed “great fan” of The Good Fight (“The Royal We,” p. 100). “Seeing various plotlines and characters on notes and

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THE PREMISE OF Why Women Kill may be slightly dark—three women living in different time periods must cope with infidelity and betrayal in their marriages—but the characters’ wardrobes serve as constant inspiration for dressing with cheerful confidenc

“I was such a self-assured little thing. I can now step back and be impressed that an 11-year-old child did that. The capability that I had at that age or that any good young actor has, it’s awe inspiring.” “It’s the movie people quote to me the most

Super-fit FBI star Zeeko Zaki opens up about his 100-pound weight-loss transformation and what motivates him to work out. From her acting inspiration to vacation goals, get to know Amelia Heinle of The Young and the Restless. Get to know Tristin Mays

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IT’S A FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER in Midtown Manhattan. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been off the air for a few nights, but the busy offices still hum with staff preparations for next week’s episodes. Stephen Colbert—clad i

AS I WRITE THIS LETTER, THE WORLD HAS BEEN changing dramatically. The coronavirus pandemic has affected millions of people around the world who are living with curfews, travel restrictions, and, most of all, fear. During this time of uncertainty, CBS

ON THE NEW COP DRAMA Tommy, Edie Falco plays tough-talking Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, the first female chief of police in Los Angeles. After mob life on The Sopranos and ER mayhem on Nurse Jackie, the Emmy Award–winning actor, 56, tries out some law and

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AN ACTRESS DOESN’T GET TO BE NO. 1 on the call sheet without the ability to create an air of intimacy, even when “social distancing” is the order of the day. Faced with the unexpected peril of a face-to-face meeting, Christine Baranski picked up the

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THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE IN the world who lament the fact that there’s not enough storage in their workspace for a small army of monsters, ghouls, and underworld creatures. In his San Fernando Valley studio, special effects makeup artist Joel Harlow

STYLE CRUSH If Star Trek: Picard’s Isa Briones isn’t yet on your fashion radar, she will be now. Her looks are fresh and stunning, and her signature style of floral prints is so endearing. The Filipina actress, shown here in Lela Rose, isn’t afraid t

ASK INDUSTRY INSIDERS and entertainment critics to name today’s most promising young Hollywood star, and you’ll hear Kaitlyn Dever’s name over and over. The 23-year-old actress—who has the dry wit, worried shrug, and Gala-apple cheeks of a young Geen

NO ONE PUTS ON A SHOW QUITE LIKE BROADWAY’S best, so it’s hardly surprising that the theater world’s biggest night—the Tony Awards—has gifted us with countless outstanding performances from the most talented entertainers to grace the stage. With the

“It’s hard for me to pull out one in particular from this movie because we had 56 completely different characters to do. We started in Los Angeles and brought everything up to Vancouver.” “He’s completely encrusted [by sea creatures] and was actually

(played by Christina Applegate) ▸ She may be a hothead, but Jen’s signature beachy waves and soft, rosy glow are as easygoing—and universally flattering—as it gets. ▸ “Jen cries a lot on the show,” says Applegate’s makeup artist, Kim Greene, who keep

WHEN ACTOR EVAN EVAGORA MOVED ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM Melbourne to Los Angeles for CBS All Access’s Star Trek: Picard, he wasn’t exactly prepared for life in Southern California. “The weather is similar,” says Evagora, who plays Romulan refugee

JUST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, ITO AGHAYERE WAS making her Broadway debut in Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Ayad Akhtar’s Junk, playing a financial shark killing it in a man’s world. Now, as Dr. Maya Jacobs, the no-nonsense chief resident on the h

“I’ve been listening to ‘I Saw the Light’ by Todd Rundgren. It has a good mellow flow and puts me in a good mood, like laying in the sunlight in the grass.” “The Oncle Jazz album by Men I Trust” “B-52’s ‘Wig’” “Any song by John Tejada” “‘If I Ever Fe

“I WAS THE GIRL WHO SURVIVED.” So begins The Girl from Widow Hills, Megan Miranda’s thrillingly tense new novel about what it means to be famous for a trauma you don’t remember. The little girl in question is Arden Maynor, who sleepwalks into a storm

WHEN ANDERS Weidemann was in his twenties backpacking across Asia, he stayed one night at a modest home that had been turned into a hotel. Although the proprietor had once lived there with his wife and two children, the man was now the sole occupant.

Twelve years ago when I moved from Toronto to New York, I would hear his songs on the radio and they would remind me of home. His music was about the hustle, and I’d be on the subway after a midnight set, and it was cold, and I didn’t have any friend